OUT NOW: Judge Dredd Megazine #387

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Judge Dredd Megazine #387 is out now, with another 132 pages packed with the best comics money can buy!

We have another packed megazine for you this month, creeps, with a complete Judge Dreddthriller from Rory McConville and Joel Carpenter and the final part of HAVN, plus the latest instalments of Anderson, Psi-Division, Dominion, and the DREDDcomic sequel Furies.

Add to that chats with artists John Stokes (whose Buster strip Marney the Fox is the latest release from the Treasury of British Comics imprint) and Liam Sharp, and in the bagged mini-trade is the never-before-reprinted crime caper The Lawless Touchfrom Tornado – look out for more lost classics from the Egmont archive being showcased in the Megazine in the future!

Judge Dredd Megazine #387 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

Judge Dredd » Platinum WednesdayRory McConville (w) Joel Carpenter (a) Gary Caldwell (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)Mega-City One, 2139 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Unemployment is near-total, boredom universal, and crime is rampant. Tensions run a constant knife-edge, and stemming the chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra

Judge Anderson » NWOAlan Grant (w) Paul Marshall (a) Dylan Teague (c) Simon Bowland (l)Mega-City One, 2139 AD. Psi-Div is a section that specialises in Judges with accentuated psychic talents – from precognition to exorcism, it is at the forefront in the war against supernatural crime. Cass Anderson is Justice Dept’s top telepath, and following a discovery of a secret society living in the Cursed Earth, the agents of the Dragon are making their move...Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson created by John Wagner & Brian Bolland

HavnSi Spencer (w) Henry Flint (a) Eva De La Cruz (c) Simon Bowland (l)Nu-Iceland, 2139 AD. HAVN is a hermetically sealed community with an artificially sustained environment, all controlled by the computer network ASKJA. There is little crime in HAVN, and those lucky enough to live within it walls want for nothing. Native Alfar Abby teamed up with Judge Hoffman to discover what the mayor was up to, and discovered HAVN is an illusion...HAVN created by Si Spencer & Jake Lynch

DREDD » FuriesArthur Watt, Alex Di Campi (w) Paul Davidson (a) Len O'Grady (c) Ellie De Ville (l)Mega-City One, the cusp of the 22nd century. Eight hundred million people are living in the ruin of the old world, a planet devastated by atomic war. Only one thing fighting for order in a metropolis teetering on the brink of chaos – the men and women of the Hall of Justice. Following the events in Peach Trees block, and Ma-Ma’s death, one former gang member is trying to get on with his life...Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra

The Dark Judges » Dominionby John Wagner (w) Nick Percival (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)The depths of the Milky Way. The vast ship the Mayflower was intended to transport 4000 Mega-City pilgrims to a better world – but one of the passengers was possessed by Judge Death, who awoke his three brothers, and together they massacred everyone on board. Dredd and Anderson stopped the slaughter, with Death, Fire and Mortis left marooned in space...The Dark Judges created by John Wagner, Alan Grant & Brian Bolland

INTERVIEW: Hope ... for the future with Guy Adams and Jimmy Broxton

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Hope by Guy Adams and Jimmy Broxton returns in 2000 AD Prog 2044 this week after a six month hiatus.

This magic infused noir horror strip is set in an alternate 1940s Hollywood where WWII was won through occult means and this new world has magic at its heart. But magic comes with a heavy price, and practising the dark arts swallows people whole.

One of those people destroyed by magic is Mallory Hope, former New York cop turned Hollywood PI who came back from a nightmarish war only to discover that the nightmare came back as well. His wife was seduced by magic while he was away, and both her and their young son vanished. Hope still believes he can find them, somewhere, somehow and spends his time between cases pursuing that faint hope.

Hope’s a magician who went down too deep, and now the demon Cade is attached to his soul. Cade’s always there, a masked figure only Hope can see, silent, ominous, always keen to see bloodshed once more.

With the first six parts of Hope, we jumped into the case of a missing child star, Joey Fabrizzi, aka Buster Ritz! Against a backdrop of Hollywood glamour, we follow Hope’s investigation as he slowly peels back the glitz to reveal the darkness beneath.

Richard Bruton talked to Guy and Jimmy about the return of the series and what’s in store…

With the new series of Hope debuting in Prog 2044, we’re finally going to see just what happened to Mallory Hope, private dick in an alternate 1940s Hollywood. Can you give us a little insight as to the original genesis for Hope?

G: Jimmy can correct me if I’m wrong but I seem to remember coming to him with a handful of different ideas I thought he’d like. We wanted to do something together again and so I set to thinking what sort of story, what sort of world, had a Broxton written all over it. We were also thinking specifically of 2000 AD as its home so I was just riffing off the tastes and sensibilities of both and finding what might fit.

I can’t actually remember what the other ideas were but Jimmy and I both love film noir and so Hope was an obvious fit. Originally it was set in the future but Matt at 2000 AD very wisely suggested we make it an alternative history story instead.

J: Indeed, incredibly, Guy came up with the idea for whole thing with me in mind to draw it. I'm very lucky!

Now, how does the collaborative process work for you? Both on Hope and generally….

G: I wash, he dries. (I’m stealing from Tom Waits there, but if you’re going to steal…) I always leave room in my scripts for Jimmy to play. Sometimes artists like to be led a bit, sometimes they prefer plenty of room to manoeuvre. With Jimmy we have a basic agreement: I’ll sketch out thoughts and ideas for staging — I do write a full script — but he is entirely free to ignore my suggestions.

J: Guy's scripts are a joy to work from, everything is there that I need, but as he says, there is room for me to add my own input, things are not set in stone. He understands that comics are primarily a visual medium, he sets the stage, indicates the mood and the tone, I know exactly what information the page needs to impart, exactly what emotional response he wants from the reader, and, as long as I'm true to that, I can do what I like.

How many parts do we have to look forward to in this latest Hope tale? Will this be the conclusion of the search for little Joey or is there more to come?

G: This second run is another six episodes and sees an end to the first story. The case of little Joey is done. There are more stories to follow though.

Can you tease us a little as to what’s coming up in this current series?

G: Sex and violence. Just an average lazy Sunday for Jimmy and I.

J: Some of the things Guy is asking me to draw are very revealing, in a number of ways, and provide remarkable insight into the gin soaked, sun drenched and utterly debauched life he must be living over there.

With Hope, there’s a definite noir feel to the writing, and especially the dialogue, with Chandler’s Marlowe the obvious voice in my head as I’m reading. Guy, is it something you put into Hope through a love of noir fiction and occult thrillers, or is there more to it than that simplistic summary?

G: Oh it’s all love, certainly, although I’ve never read Chandler. I have The Big Sleep here on the shelf but I just haven’t got round to it. Dashiell Hammett’s another glaring omission. Which surprises me just as much as anyone else really. I will read them, I have a lot of books. Thousands of books. Some of them have to wait.

I do read a lot of crime fiction though. Elmore Leonard is a genius, Ed McBain (or Evan Hunter, rather) too, James M. Cain, all sweat and sin and tragedy, Erle Stanley Gardner, his Perry Mason novels are exceptional examples of sleek, fast storytelling. Patricia Highsmith is another essential of course.

J: I'm ashamed to say I have not read any of the writers Guy mentions, I have heard of them, well some of them, I rarely read fiction, but one of my favourite authors is James Elroy, I love the noir/crime genre, horror not so much.

The combination of old time Hollywood noir and magic is a perfect fit, but the thing I loved about the first Hope series, and something I’m hoping to see more of in the future is the alternate history, a post WWII world where magic is commonplace. Will we be seeing more of just how different the Hope world is? And if so, do you feel it’s something better addressed in asides and visual clues as you’ve done so far or could we see the differences take a bigger part of the tale?

G: You’ll certainly be seeing more. It’s prominence will vary (I’m working on several story plots at the moment, building up a future and a landscape for the strip, and in some it’s hugely relevant, in others it’s just window dressing.) Character and story is the key thing, they have to come first, world building should just quietly bubble away in the background unless there’s a strong plot reason for it becoming prominent.

J: I enjoy adding little details that subtly or even subliminally remind us that this is not the world as we knew it, film posters, newspaper headlines, that sort of thing. An example being the famous Hollywood sign, which we see in the first instalment, Guy requested we show it in its original glory; "HOLLYWOODLAND", which is how it appeared until 1949, when "LAND" was removed, leaving us with the familiar icon of today. The first Hope episode takes place in 1948, so entirely consistent that the sign be shown in full.

Any chance we’ll have a more in depth look at Hope’s wartime nightmare in future series?

G: That’s one of the story plots I’m working on! A short run set entirely during the war. Our plan at the moment is to sprinkle smaller stories between longer runs. The smaller stories will certainly flesh out other parts of this world — and, indeed, other characters.Jimmy, how did you approach creating the visuals for Hope?

J: I tend to work in the same way for every project, even though the styles may vary. Unless requested, I never do layouts, I just have a vague notion of how the page may hang together. I draw all the panels separately, usually just on cheap typing paper. I then scan them all in, and start composing and editing them down to build the page on the computer.

The combination of gritty noir stylings mixed with the more adventurous overlays of magic work incredibly well. The strip switches from tight, controlled panel work with Hope the PI to more open and expansive pages where magic is involved. Can you talk us through the thinking behind that particular artistic decision?

J: To be honest, I don't think about it too much, as I said, I do not plan the pages or do layouts, after reading the script I usually know exactly how I'm going to handle each scene, it's entirely instinctive, to me it just seems obvious how things need to be handled, size, shape, staging etc. Sometimes it feels like the imagery is beaming in from somewhere else, I have no idea where from, the ideas appear fully formed, it's then just down to me to execute them to the best of my abilities, that's the hard part, actually drawing and practicing the craft, the thinking is the easy part, I never really do any!

OUT TODAY: 2000 AD Prog 2044

Guy Adams and Jimmy Broxton's magical PI Hope returns this Prog!

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Welcome to another scintillating slice of zarjaz sci-fi - 2000 AD Prog 2044 is out now!

The long-awaited return this prog of magical P.I. Mallory Hope takes place this week after a lengthy hiatus! This dark and moody horror/noir hybrid is set in an alternate 1940s Hollywood where magic is a part of everyday life. Hope is one such skilled operative, though calling on the dark arts takes its toll on the user. He’s also a private investigator, hired for all manner of down n’ dirty jobs, and now his services are required to find a missing boy, the child star Buster Ritz...

2000 AD Prog 2044 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

JUDGE DREDD // OUROBOROSby Michael Carroll (w) Paul Marshall (a) Quinton Winter (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)Mega-City One, 2139 AD. Home to over 72 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Unemployment is rife, poverty widespread, and crime is rampant. Only the zero-tolerance Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law! Now, mutant Paradox Vega has given him a lead on dangerous new drug Spike...Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra

GREY AREA // SIGNAL SIX TWENTY-FOURby Dan Abnett (w) Mark Harrison (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)The mid twenty-first century. Earth has a heavily armed defence network, and any ETs attempting to arrive on the planet are housed in the Exo Segregation Zone, known as the GREY AREA, which is policed by squads of Exo Transfer Control officers like Captain Adam Bulliet and his team - wife Birdy, linguist Kymn, weapons expert Feo, and alien transfer Resting Bitch Face. Confronted with all manner of off-world life-forms, they have to keep the peace... Grey Area created by Dan Abnett & Karl Richardson

THE ALIENIST // INHUMAN NATURESby Emma Beeby, Gordon Rennie (w) Eoin Coveney (a) Ellie De Ville (l)England, 1908. Madelyn Vespertine, an Edwardian woman of unknown age and origin, investigates strange events of an apparently occult nature, accompanied by Professor Sebastian Wetherall. Little do those that meet the pair know that the Professor is actually an out-of-work actor called Reginald Briggs, a stooge covering for the fact that Madelyn is not human. Now, she has teamed up with the sinister Professor Praetorius to look into a time-breach...The Alienist created by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby & Eoin Coveney

GREYSUIT // FOUL PLAYby Pat Mills (w) John Higgins (a) Sally Hurst (c) Ellie De Ville (l)Bolivaria, 2014. John Blake is a GREYSUIT, a Delta-Class assassin working for a branch of British Intelligence. Given superhuman powers through extreme mental conditioning, Greysuits are feared for their ruthlessness. But Blake's programming has broken down, and his memories have returned. Now, he’s getting payback on his handlers. He’s targeted corrupt arms dealer Hugo Prince, determined to bring him to justice...Greysuit created by Pat Mills & John Higgins

HOPE // ...FOR THE FUTUREby Guy Adams (w) Jimmy Broxton (a) Simon Bowland (l)An alternate 1940s Hollywood. WWII is over, victory having been secured by occult means. Now, magic is a part of everyday life, its practitioners commonplace. Mallory HOPE is one such skilled operative, though calling on the dark arts takes its toll on the user. He’s also a private investigator, hired for all manner of down n’ dirty jobs, and now his services are required to find a missing boy, the child star Buster Ritz!...Hope created by Guy Adams & Jimmy Broxton

Every week, The 2000 AD ABCbrings you another bite-sized video unveiling a classic story from the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic - from ABC Warriors to Zombo! Hosted by publicity droid Molch-R, The 2000 AD ABC gives you the lowdown on mind-blowing stories from some of comics’ top creators!

2000AD Covers Uncovered - Spiny Norman!

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+++ Thrill Power Overload Warning! Repeat! Thrill Power Overload Warning! Earthlets should take several breaks when reading this post, Tharg takes no responsibility for injuries sustained whilst ogling this zarjaz artwork! +++

Got it? Okay then, you have been warned! All Earthlets should be aware of Hachette's 2000AD: The Ultimate Collection by now; Eighty glorious graphic novels featuring the cream of the Galaxy's Greatest comic! The spines of these beautiful books go together to form a brain scrambling, eye melting feast for your opical receptors rendered by the awesome artdroid that is Mr Boo Cook.

I reached out to Boo to ask if he would give us the lowdown on the image, however, on mentioning it to him, he began to wibble, then cry, before doing a complete system shutdown and sludge dump. After a reboot, a couple of pints of Castrol Super Strength and the promise of electro-therapy, Boo agreed to allow me to visit him at St Bedlam's Home for Traumatised Artdroids.

With a glazed, wistful look, he said "When the email came through from Tharg asking if I wanted to do this job, I did possibly the longest and most flamboyant version of my 'Mojave spirit dance' yet - when the excitement is too much to contain you just have to do it. Seeing the list of characters he wanted portrayed on it was like looking at a role call of all the best things from my childhood to the present day! I literally took that list in the order it was written and started fleshing out the characters in a row (after adding a few extra faces, naturally - Grobbendonk, Toby etc. all the tiny stuff). As this was clearly the most complex piece of art I'd ever undertaken, I decided to do the rough in Photoshop so I could change things easier and move stuff around if necessary..."

Boo was a bit intimidated by the number of characters he had to draw, but Slaine didn't think it too many.

Bravely, Boo continues "As I did the rough, the scope of the job was starting to become apparent, but the full terror was way off yet. I set up a grid over the rough so I could get the layout on the actual art exactly the same, as I knew there would be no room for maneuvering. I then proceeded to tape the first 3 sheets of A3 bristol board to my drawing board..."

With this, Boo began to weep. Nurse Bertha, one of the asylum's orderlies lunged forward to 'assist' him, jolting Boo back into his harrowing story; "I started off by getting the basic un-dressed figures and their anatomies nailed first of all, and once I was happy with that moved onto adding the various costumes and details. Despite the fact that these are all characters very familiar to me, I'd hazard a guess that as much as 30% of the time the whole job took was spent searching for and looking at reference pics, but I was definitely having the most fun I'd ever had with a pencil! Once the anatomy and costume details were in place, I used my sacred 8B solid graphite bullet to add texture and tone to everything, then taking a HB pencil reworked everything, almost 'inking' it if you like. Usually for my comic work such as BLUNT, I pencil pretty roughly in 2H then ink, but it was Tharg's inspired idea for me to use my painted style, which requires much more finessing at the pencil stage..."

Boo's anguish momentarily abates as the Goddard droid is wheeled in, however, one look into those empty eye sockets as a result of his work on the Judge Dredd Mega Collection spine, sends fresh shivers down the Cook droid's circuits. "After a week or so, I was ready to rack up the next three pages of bristol board, and line them up with the previous so that Bagman etc. would fit seamlessly when it was all joined. Then i proceeded to repeat the whole process again with the next characters on the list. this was about the time when I started to shit my pants a bit. For the sake of reference, I never tend to spend more than a week on a whole finished piece, so when 3 weeks was up and I found myself still PENCILLING the same piece of art things, started to get weird - if it had been any other job I don't know if I could've kept it going without plunging into insanity but the joy of rendering my childhood faves really boosted me along. By the time I came to be doing the finished pencils on Kano's boot at the far end of the spread, my entire arm up to the shoulder was in agony and my clawed hand was shaking uncontrollably like I had full blown art-zheimer's. Yes - a pathetically useless example of human fortitude and first world problems! I felt like a rubbish Martin Sheen going up that river in Apocalypse Now, and there was KANO at the end of it - THE HORROR!! After the pencils were finished, I went to the living room and collapsed face first on the sofa. I stayed there until cider was introduced into the experiment."

Note that Boo's right arm had completely fallen off at this part of the process, he still has difficulty wiping his bottom.

"Finally, I sent the pencils off to the Mighty One for approval..."

Note Ro-Jaws getting fresh with Dante, he really is a lothario!

"Tharg's only note was that I'd given him a massive ear! This was true so I fixed that before he could launch a Rigellian Hotshot my way - phew!"

"Hey Johnny! Who is der cucumber with the big ears, eh?"

"I then proceeded to spend a depressing amount of time scanning pages and trying to make them fit with each other - with 6 A3 pages this was quite tricky! A few days into the painting in photoshop the slow flow of poo from my pants became something of a torrent as it truly sank in just how long this was going to take. At this point I sent the Mighty One a progress shot so he could see how it would look eventually and pleaded with him not to dismantle me for my sloth-like turn-around. He agreed on the condition that i would muck out the Dictator's of Zrag's holding cells for the next 3 millennia..."

Good old Tharg, too kind for his own good. Here is the picture that Boo sent...

Nemesis is going to give Stickleback a damned good spanking for making Skizz smell his fart!

After his medication and a brief beating, Boo continues "So it was essentially just a case of building up all the layers, starting with shadows and background washes then painstakingly adding tone to the various elements. I decided it would be quicker to paint things in batches - my extremely supportive droid-wife 'Gem-Bot' would enter my cubicle to check my progress occasionally 'What are you painting today?' - 'Today I am painting all the leathery bits...' I would reply. The next day would come; 'What are you painting today?' - 'I'm still painting all the leathery bits.' you get the idea..."

"I was spurred on of course by some truly joyful moments - the green-ness of Waldo D.R. Dobb's face, the gnarlyness of Kano, Feel the Freak's tiny bug friends (that i still don't recall the name of, answers on a postcard please)."

"After 3 and a half more weeks of sitting in a tiny chair making thousands of tiny digital marks with an exploding arm, the job was finished. It's difficult to describe the intensity I felt working on a job this long - I had to really Zen it out and give myself a few good talking to's, but all this was far outweighed by getting to interact with some of my closest, longest pals, watching them all joshing about with each other, 6 and a half weeks of immense, intense FUN!"

Here are some of Boo's closest, longest pals...

Just WHAT is Grobbendonk looking at!?! Dirty boy!

"Have you stolen my tights, Blackblood?"

"What? Tharg might extend the collection? Oh Boo's poor heartses!"

Just look at how happy Wallbanger is to be back in service!

And here is the piece in all it's zarjaz glory...

The painting that made Boo go Boom!

As Boo is strapped onto a gurney to be taken back to his cell, erm, I mean, room, he said "I am EXTREMELY thankful to the benevolent Mighty One for bestowing this job upon my humble droidself - the joy and torment involved certainly bordered on science fiction sado-masochism at times, but I'd do it again in a flash!...maybe... after I've finished mucking out the Dictators..."

With that, our time is up and he is taken away. As he is wheeled down the putrid corridors of St Bedlam's, I hear him gently sobbing, then giggling, then doing a little blow off.

Huge thanks to Boo for sending the images and brilliant commentary, I hope he gets the feeling in is arm back soon. Be sure to subscrive to The Ultimate Collection here and visit Boo's blog here for some absolutely stunning work.

2000AD Covers Uncovered - Road Hog!

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Mirror, signal, Cyclops Phylon TX Laser, maneouvre. Jake Lynch continues his love affair with the Lawmaster with this absolutely awesome cover for Prog 2043. Jake is one of the goto droids for damn cool Dredd images and this cover certainly doesn't disappoint!

Jake was kind enough to send some process images, so buckle up and let's go! Jake said "This cover continues my obsession with trying to work out how a Lawmaster works!" Below is Jake's rough...

Dredd stopping on a 'No Stopping' sign. What? Are YOU gonna tell him?

Jake builds up the inks and adds some tone. Note the reverse Z design...

Dredd waits at the Drive-Thru Hottie House.

Jake begins to add colour...

The Enceladus cover variant.

Here we have a look at some of the road signs, Jake does a great job of coming up with some very authentic looking ideas here...

The 'Get in Lane' sign is based on the Pedestrianisation system of Norwich.

And here's the final image; Jake said "The difference between rough and final layout of signs was a case of keeping it readable." Great job fella!

Dredd swotting up on his Highway Code Test.

Simply awesome! Thank you so much to Jake or sending the images. Be sure to check out his fantastic print at the Vice Press Zarjaz Exhibition at The Gallery at Munro House in Leeds from 22nd September 2017.

2000AD Covers Uncovered - Eyehole and Stitch!

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Yikes! How's that for a freaky cover? Fan favourite Tiernen Trevallion delivers the creepy artistic goods for the return of 'The Alienist' on the cover of Prog 2042. This arc of the supernatural horror series sees occult detective Madelyn Vespertine investigating an impossably mangled corpse in a field in England. The strange occurence has also attracted the attention of the sinister Professor Pretorious and his undead henchmen. What develment is afoot?

Below we have Tiernen's excellent pencils...

A sneek peek at Take That's Fiftieth Reunion Tour Poster, 2050

Tiernen then inks and adds tone to the creepy pencils...

The Black Eyed Sleaze

Before adding highlights and those damn spooky, twinkly eyes, shudder!

"Twinkle, twinkle big black eyes,

Your two mates are attacting flies!"

Walloping great thanks to Tiernen for sending these amazing images! Here's hoping we see him back on Absalom soon!

The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast: The Ultimate Collection and the Scream! & Misty special!

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What a forthcoming feast is being prepared for all Earthlet-kind! Not only is 2000 AD: The Ultimate Collection partwork collection coming to the UK this month but this Hallowe'en will be extra spooky thanks to the return of Scream! and Misty...

We chat to editors Matt Smith and Keith Richardson about the strips and surprises in store, from what you can expect to find in The Ultimate Collection to the new creative talent being brought onboard for the Scream! & Misty special.

The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, we bring you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on iTunes or listen now at www.2000ADonline.com/podcast

OUT TODAY: 2000 AD Prog 2043!

This is your latest flight into the weird and wonderful worlds of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

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The latest issue of 2000 AD is out now, Earthlet - can you handle the full force of a Thrill-powered optical blast?

Prog 2043 your latest flight into the weird and wonderful worlds of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

This week we wave farewell to the second series of Hunted, while Judge Dreddcontinues his pursuit of the nefarious forces behind a new drug, The Alienistcontinues to probe the discovery of a body in a field in England, Greysuitcontinues his pursuit of corrupt arms dealer Hugo Prince, and in Grey Areathe officers of the ETC continue their efforts to police the border between Earth and alienkind!

2000 AD Prog 2043 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!

JUDGE DREDD // OUROBOROSby Michael Carroll (w) Paul Marshall (a) Quinton Winter (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)Mega-City One, 2139 AD. Home to over 72 million citizens, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. Unemployment is rife, poverty widespread, and crime is rampant. Only the zero-tolerance Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law! Now, mutant Paradox Vega has given him a lead on dangerous new drug Spike...Judge Dredd created by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra

THE ALIENIST // INHUMAN NATURESby Emma Beeby, Gordon Rennie (w) Eoin Coveney (a) Ellie De Ville (l)England, 1908. Madelyn Vespertine, an Edwardian woman of unknown age and origin, investigates strange events of an apparently occult nature, accompanied by Professor Sebastian Wetherall. Little do those that meet the pair know that the Professor is actually an out-of-work actor called Reginald Briggs, a stooge covering for the fact that Madelyn is not human.Now, a body discovered in a field has caught the attention of the sinister Professor Praetorius...The Alienist created by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby & Eoin Coveney

GREYSUIT // FOUL PLAYby Pat Mills (w) John Higgins (a) Sally Hurst (c) Ellie De Ville (l)Bolivaria, 2014. John Blake is a GREYSUIT, a Delta-Class assassin working for a branch of British Intelligence. Given superhuman powers through extreme mental conditioning, Greysuits are feared for their ruthlessness. But Blake's programming has broken down, and his memories have returned. Now, he’s getting payback on his handlers. He’s targeted corrupt arms dealer Hugo Prince, determined to bring him to justice...Greysuit created by Pat Mills & John Higgins

GREY AREA // SIGNAL SIX TWENTY-FOURby Dan Abnett (w) Mark Harrison (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)The mid twenty-first century. Earth has a heavily armed defence network, and any ETs attempting to arrive on the planet are housed in the Exo Segregation Zone, known as the GREY AREA, which is policed by squads of Exo Transfer Control officers like Captain Adam Bulliet and his team - wife Birdy, linguist Kymn, weapons expert Feo, and alien transfer Resting Bitch Face. Confronted with all manner of off-world life-forms, they have to keep the peace... Grey Area created by Dan Abnett & Karl Richardson

HUNTED // FURIESby Gordon Rennie (w) PJ Holden (a) Len OGrady (c) Ellie De Ville (l)Nu Earth, just one planet among many caught up in a galactic war between the Norts and the Southers. Strategically vital, both sides are desperate to secure it but use of chemical weapons has rendered the atmosphere poisonous. A Souther general hasurned traitor and sold information to the Norts, leading to the massacre of the Genetic Infantrymen. A wanted man, with many enemies out to kill him, he has to stay one step ahead... Rogue Trooper created by Gerry Finley-Day & Dave Gibbons

The 2000 AD ABC #73: Revere

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It’s the end of the world and he feels fine. Meet the Witch Boy of London – Revere – written by John Smith with nightmarish psychedelic art from Simon Harrison, this is one of Smith’s signature works – a weird, trippy nightmare set in a post-apocalyptic London.

Every week, The 2000 AD ABC brings you another bite-sized video unveiling a classic story from the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic - from ABC Warriors to Zombo! Hosted by publicity droid Molch-R, The 2000 AD ABC gives you the lowdown on mind-blowing stories from some of comics’ top creators! Watch now at http://2000ad.com/tag/2000adabc